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Recognised as Colour

#B641DF

  • #B641DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B641DF is a violet with RGB values 182, 65, 223 and HSL 284°, 71%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B641DF#B641DF
HEX#B641DF
RGBrgb(182, 65, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.2549, 0.8745
RGB percentages71.4%, 25.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(284.4, 71.2%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.4, 70.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK18.4%, 70.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,944,415
CSS custom property--colour: #B641DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#49BE20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F7CDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B3628Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.4Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4Dark violet · ΔE 17.6Blue violet · ΔE 18.1Dark magenta · ΔE 27.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6ADF41
Analogous#6741DF, #DF41B9
Triadic#DFB641, #41DFB6
Split complementary#B9DF41, #41DF67
Tetradic#DF6741, #6ADF41, #41B9DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F0FC
Lighter +30%#E8C4F5
Lighter +20%#D898EE
Lighter +10%#C76DE6
Darker −10%#9F22CB
Darker −20%#7D1B9F
Darker −30%#5B1374
Darker −40%#380C48
More saturated +25%#C325FB
Less saturated −25%#A95DC3

Channel breakdown

R182
G65
B223
Red182 (71.4%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue284.43°
Saturation (HSL)71.17%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 41 · B DF

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